Operating Text Box Controls
When you set a text box control to any mode other than indicator mode, you can change its text from the keyboard or with the mouse.
You can use the following keystrokes when you enter text into a text box control:
- Press <Ctrl-Tab> to insert spaces up to the next four character tab stop.
- Press <Ctrl-Enter> to start a new line.
- Press <Home> or <End> to move to the beginning or end of the current line.
- Press <Page Up> or <Page Down> to scroll the text box up or down one page.
- Hold down <Shift> and press the arrow keys, <Home>, <End>, <Page Up>, or <Page Down> to select text.
- Press <Ctrl-Shift-Backspace> to delete the previous word; press <Ctrl-Shift-Delete> to delete the next word.
- Press <Ctrl-Home> to move the cursor to the beginning of the text box; press <Ctrl-End> to move to the end of the text box. You also can hold down <Shift> to select text while using <Ctrl-Home> and <Ctrl-End>.
If the control mode of the text box is hot or validate, a commit event is generated when you change the contents of the text box and then press the <Enter> or <Tab> key, or click another object.